On Aug. 12, 1928, an ambitious young man named Walt Disney filed a copyright application for Mickey Mouse, a new animated character he'd created alongside animator Ub Iwerks. That turned out to be a ...

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5 August 2025 A much-anticipated referral could upend the EPO’s controversial description amendment rule—and reshape European patent practice, as the Enlarged Board of Appeal prepares to weigh in on G ...

Midjourney has come a long way. As one of the original AI image generators, the popular service is no longer Discord-exclusive. It's expanded its offers with new features and models, including its ...

AI startup Midjourney refuted claims of federal copyright infringement alleged by Disney Enterprises Inc. and Universal City ...

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AI lab Midjourney has come out swinging against an infringement lawsuit filed by Disney and Universal and asserting fair use.

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